Durville (metallurgist)
Durville is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Hector Durville, French occultist * Henri Durville, son of Hector Durville Fictional characters * Luke Durville, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street '' See also * D'Urville (other) * Jules Dumont d'Urville Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (; 23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. As a botanist and cartographer, he gave his nam ...

Hector Durville
200px, Hector Durville Hector Durville (1849–1923) was a French occultist and magnetizer. He is the father of Henri Durville Durville directed the ''Journal of Magnetism'', which had been founded by Baron du Potet. He founded a number of occult institutions including: * The University of High Studies, Paris. It consisted of the faculties of Hermetic Sciences, Magnetic Sciences and Spirit Sciences. * The Practical School of Magnetism, Mozart Avenue, Paris. * The Eudiaque Order, an initiate spiritual society, where the main objective consisted in magnifying the human person. Followers investigated animal magnetism and the effects of hypnosis Hypnosis is a human condition involving focused attention (the selective attention/selective inattention hypothesis, SASI), reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.In 2015, the American Psychologica .... Books * ''The Mysteries of Eleusis'' * ''Magnétisme Personnel ou Psyquique'', 1890Dig ...
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Henri Durville
Henri Durville (1887–1963), son of Hector Durville professed in his school which he called “the principles of dynamic physics” in which he showed the difference between animal magnetism and hypnotism. His studies were extremely advanced, and according to Francois Ribadeau-Dumas, in his book “History of the Magic stick” he claims that the studies of Henri Durville opened new horizons, specially in his investigations regarding somnambulism Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism or noctambulism, is a phenomenon of combined sleep and wakefulness. It is classified as a sleep disorder belonging to the parasomnia family. It occurs during slow wave stage of sleep, in a state of lo ... and the action in central nerves. “Will goes along with Destiny as a directive potency of our evolution” (Durville, Henri). Books and publications * Cours de Magnétisme personnel. 1920 * La Suggestion thérapeutique. 1922 * Les francs-masons. 1923 * Dieu les hommes. 1928 * 1961 ...
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Luke Durville
Dr. Luke Louis Demonte Durville is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' who was played by Gerald Urquhart from the character's first appearance in September 2007 until January 2013. The character appeared on a sporadic status until 2012 when he became a core cast member. Used primarily for comedic relief, Luke was a highly sought after and respected anaesthetist who was portrayed as having a quiet manner and awkward demeanour, but was always a bit of an enigma to his workmates. Despite being highly respected and sought after in his field, he chose not to socialise with his colleagues, preferring to spend his time alone and pursuing his interest in amateur taxidermy and the history of witchcraft and necromancy. The character has been involved in several high profile storylines, including being a suspect in both the Ferndale Strangler storyline and the murder of Ethan Pierce (Owen Black), as well as a romance with popular character Bella Cooper ...
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D'Urville (other)
D'Urville or d'Urville is a French family name, notably that of explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790 – 1842) who gave his name to many places and objects, especially in Antarctica and New Zealand. It may also refer to: People * D'Urville Martin (1939 – 1984), American actor and director in film and television Places ;Antarctica * D'Urville Island, Antarctica * D'Urville Monument * D'Urville Sea * D'Urville Wall * Dumont d'Urville Station * Mount D'Urville, Antarctica ;New Zealand * D'Urville River * D'Urville Island, New Zealand * Mount D'Urville Other * French aviso Dumont d'Urville, class of French naval ships See also * ''Durvillaea ''Durvillaea'' is a genus of large brown algae in the monotypic family Durvillaeaceae. All members of the genus are found in the southern hemisphere, including Australia, New Zealand, South America, and various subantarctic islands. ''Durvillaea' ...'', genus of brown algae known as bull kelp * Durville (other) {{disamb ...
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